Portuguese Wanderings

Portuguese Wanderings – September 13th – 22ndThis holiday is a voyage of discovery travelling by (very slow) trains through central Portugal between Oporto and Lisbon.

Up at the crack of dawn for our first train adventure, we wound our way to Coimbra. From there we had a wonderful walk from Lousa, walking up into the wooded hills behind the town to the “Slate” village, where all the houses were made of the local schist.

Our train journey continued to Caldas da Rainha, from where we caught buses for some delightful coastal walks and a visit to the medieval town of Obidos.

Finally, a day’s sightseeing in Lisbon. A thoroughly enjoyable holiday with great company.

Tenerife and Teide

The highlight of this cruise and walk holiday (apart from the excellent company and superb food on our Ship Balmoral) was the walk on Mount Teide on Tenerife. Whilst in the Canaries we were blessed with beautiful warm sunny days without a cloud in the sky (at least where we happened to be).